Added env var to turn off rate limits for local installation

src/app.js

@@ -100,15 +100,18 @@ app.use('/', logReqInfo)
 const v4prefix = 'v4'
 
 // START Rate Limits
-// Allow users to turn off rate limits with an environment variable.
-const USE_RATE_LIMITS = process.env.USE_RATE_LIMITS
-  ? process.env.USE_RATE_LIMITS
-  : true
 const auth = new AuthMW()
 
-console.log(`USE_RATE_LIMITS: ${USE_RATE_LIMITS}`)
+// Allow users to turn off rate limits with an environment variable.
+const DO_NOT_USE_RATE_LIMITS = process.env.DO_NOT_USE_RATE_LIMITS || false
 
-if (USE_RATE_LIMITS) {
+console.log(`DO_NOT_USE_RATE_LIMITS: ${DO_NOT_USE_RATE_LIMITS}`)
+
+// Ensure req.locals and res.locals objects exist.
+app.use(`/${v4prefix}/`, rateLimits2.populateLocals)
+
+if (!DO_NOT_USE_RATE_LIMITS) {
+  console.log('Rate limits are being used')
   // Inspect the header for a JWT token.
   app.use(`/${v4prefix}/`, jwtAuth.getTokenFromHeaders)
 
@@ -122,6 +125,8 @@ if (USE_RATE_LIMITS) {
   // Rate limit on all v4 routes
   // Establish and enforce rate limits.
   // app.use(`/${v4prefix}/`, rateLimits.rateLimitByResource)
+} else {
+  console.log('Rate limits are NOT being used')
 }
 // END Rate Limits
 

src/middleware/route-ratelimit2.js

@@ -68,28 +68,6 @@ class RateLimits {
   // support this function.
   async applyRateLimits (req, res, next) {
     try {
-      // console.log('Starting applyRateLimits()')
-      // let userId
-      // const decoded = {}
-
-      // Create a re*Q*.locals object if not passed in.
-      // req.locals.proLimit will be true if the user is using Basic Authentication.
-      if (!req.locals) {
-        req.locals = {
-          // default values
-          jwtToken: '',
-          proLimit: false,
-          apiLevel: 0
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Create a re*S*.locals object if it does not exist.
-      if (!res.locals) {
-        res.locals = {
-          rateLimitTriggered: false
-        }
-      }
-
       // Exit if the user has already authenticated with Basic Authentication.
       if (req.locals.proLimit) {
         console.log('External call, basic auth, skipping rate limits.')
@@ -390,6 +368,34 @@ class RateLimits {
       throw err
     }
   }
+
+  // Called when rate limits are not used.
+  populateLocals (req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      // Create a re*Q*.locals object if not passed in.
+      // req.locals.proLimit will be true if the user is using Basic Authentication.
+      if (!req.locals) {
+        req.locals = {
+          // default values
+          jwtToken: '',
+          proLimit: false,
+          apiLevel: 0
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Create a re*S*.locals object if it does not exist.
+      if (!res.locals) {
+        res.locals = {
+          rateLimitTriggered: false
+        }
+      }
+
+      next()
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Error in populateLocals(): ', err)
+      throw err
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = RateLimits

src/routes/v4/encryption.js

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class Encryption {
         })
       }
 
+      // console.log(
       wlogger.debug(
         'Executing encryption/getPublicKey with this address: ',
         cashAddr
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ class Encryption {
         publicKey: 'not found'
       })
     } catch (err) {
+      console.log('Error in encryption.js/getPublicKey().', err)
       wlogger.error('Error in encryption.js/getPublicKey().', err)
 
       return _this.errorHandler(err, res)